Friedensreich Hundertwasser

(Austrian, 1928–2000)

Friedensreich Hundertwasser was an Austrian artist and designer whose passion for spirals and arabesque lines was largely inspired by Viennese Secessionists like Gustav Klimt. “Today we live in a chaos of straight lines, in a jungle of straight lines,” he critiqued of the man-made world. “If you do not believe this, take the trouble to count the straight lines which surround you. Then you will understand, for you will never finish counting.” Born Friedensreich Stowasser on December 15, 1928 in Vienna, Austria, he and his mother barely avoided persecution from the Nazi regime during World War II. After the war, the artist briefly enrolled in the Vienna Academy of Art before dropping out to travel extensively throughout Europe and Asia. As a designer in the 1950s, he undertook several large-scale architectural projects, including his famed Hundertwasserhaus. In the early 1970s, Hundertwasser purchased a number of properties in New Zealand where he would live out the remainder of his career. An outspoken activist against nuclear technology and pollution, the artist continued his involvement through the following decades. Hundertwasser passed away on February 19, 2000 while aboard the Queen Elizabeth II on its voyage from New Zealand to Europe. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., among others.

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Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
Sold price: 618,794 USD

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LOOK AT IT ON A RAINY DAY [REGENTAG..., 1970–1972

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

LOOK AT IT ON A RAINY DAY [REGENTAG..., 1970–1972

Sale Date: October 23, 2020

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Wien 1928-2000 (Autriche), 1971

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Wien 1928-2000 (Autriche), 1971

Sale Date: October 14, 2020

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Pintorarium (mit Arnulf Rainer und Ernst..., 1959

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Pintorarium (mit Arnulf Rainer und Ernst..., 1959

Sale Date: November 14, 2020

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2-tlg, 1988

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Sale Date: November 14, 2020

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Look at it on a rainy day, 1971

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Look at it on a rainy day, 1971

Sale Date: November 14, 2020

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1971

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Regentag auf Liebe Wellen, 1971

Sale Date: October 17, 2020

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10002 Nights Homo Humus Come Va How Do You Do, 1984

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10002 Nights Homo Humus Come Va How Do You Do, 1984

Sale Date: October 15, 2020

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Olympic Games Munich (K. 54), 1972

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Olympic Games Munich (K. 54), 1972

Sale Date: October 24, 2020

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town

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Good Morning City - Bleeding Town

Sale Date: October 14, 2020

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Regen auf Regentag (Blatt 5 der Folge..., 1971–1972

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Regen auf Regentag (Blatt 5 der Folge..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 31, 2020

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OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MÜNCHEN, 1972

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OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MÜNCHEN, 1972

Sale Date: September 26, 2020

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OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MÜNCHEN, 1972

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OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MÜNCHEN, 1972

Sale Date: September 26, 2020

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GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969–1970

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GOOD MORNING CITY, 1969–1970

Sale Date: September 26, 2020

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IL ROTOLANTE (CREEPER, SLEEPER,..., 1985–1988

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

IL ROTOLANTE (CREEPER, SLEEPER,..., 1985–1988

Sale Date: September 26, 2020

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SEEREISE II - REISE ZUR SEE UND MIT DER BAHN, 1967

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

SEEREISE II - REISE ZUR SEE UND MIT DER BAHN, 1967

Sale Date: September 26, 2020

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DIE SEEREISE I, 1967

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DIE SEEREISE I, 1967

Sale Date: September 26, 2020

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, 1971–1972

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Die fünfte Augenwaage, 1971–1972

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

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Spiralental, 1982–1983

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Spiralental, 1982–1983

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

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Des Mandarins Lied vom weißen Nebel, 1992

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Des Mandarins Lied vom weißen Nebel, 1992

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

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Hommage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

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Hommage to Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972

Sale Date: September 19, 2020

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Der endlose Weg zu Dir, 1967

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Der endlose Weg zu Dir, 1967

Sale Date: September 19, 2020

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Good Morning City Bleeding Town, 1969

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Good Morning City Bleeding Town, 1969

Sale Date: October 2, 2020

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